(... is a kind of writ ) a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court

(... is a kind of writ ) a writ issued by a court at the request of one of the parties to a suit; it requires a witness to bring to court or to a deposition any relevant documents under the witness's control

(... is a kind of writ ) a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge

(... is a kind of writ ) a judicial writ ordering a sheriff to summon people for jury duty

(... is a kind of writ ) an extraordinary writ commanding an official to perform a ministerial act that the law recognizes as an absolute duty and not a matter for the official's discretion; used only when all other judicial remedies fail